江苏省宿迁市宿豫区钟吾国际2025-2026学年八年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年度第一学期第一次学情调研初二英语试卷 二、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )21. What honest boy! And he is best student of all. A. a;a B. an;/ C. a; the D. an; the ( )22. A Chinese animated(动画的) film, Ne Zha 2, is very wonderful.Few pеорle feel after they see it. A. interesting B. interested C. boring D. bored ( )23. It isn't Saturday or Sunday, but there are people in the park. A. much B. the number of C. plenty of D. a kind of ( )24. —— Xiao Hai won first prize in our school art festival. —— Wonderful! I am his next performance. A. looking forward to B. having a go C. aware of D. getting along with ( ) 25. —— Shall we climb Mountain Tai? —— Ok. Just as the Chinese saying goes, to hear a hundred times is to see once. A. as good as B. not so good as C. as well as D. not so well as ( )26. Reading helps improve our writing skills. , it helps us relax after a busy day. A. However B. Soon C. Moreover D. Still ( )27. —— Mom, can I play computer games this evening? — your homework first and then we' ll talk about it. A. Finishing B. Finish C. To finish D. Finished ( )28. The newly-built teaching building the students a comfortable learning environment. A. offers; for B. offers; to C. provides, with D. provides; for ( )29. — Can you teach me how to improve spoken English? —— The more you practice, it becomes. A. the worse B. the worst C. The better D. the best ( )30. — I think we should be careful when making friends online. —— . You never know who is on the other side of the screen(屏幕). A. That's cool. B. You have a point. C. That's OK. D. I don't think so. 三、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. He was 31 all day long. After school, he went to his grandfather and told him his story 32 . “He is a really bad guy I don't, 33 him,” the boy said. “And I hate him!” The grandfather said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story, dear. When I was a boy at your34 , I sometimes hated others for what they did too.” The boy listened carefully as the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers in my35 . One is good and kind. He is kind to 36 around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. Even the 37 thing will make him angry. He 38 with everybody all the time, and for-no reason. He can't think carefully 39 he always hates others. It is 40 for me to live with these two tigers in my heart. 41 of them try to control (控制) me.” The boy looked his grandfather in the 42 and asked, “Which tiger controls you,Grandfather?” The old man said 43 and seriously(认真地), “The one that I 44 . I always take care of the good and kind tiger, so I 45 hate others and seldom get angry now.” ( )31. A. happy B. hungry C. sad D. surprised ( )32. A. excitedly B. carefully C. slowly D. angrily ( )33. A. know B. like C. remember D. believe ( )34. A. side B. age C. home D. class ( )35. A. heart B. eyes C. dream D. hand ( )36. A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. someone ( )37. A. worst B. biggest C. best D. smallest ( )38. A. agrees B. plays C. talks D. fights ( )39. A. because B. so C. but D. until ( )40. A. difficult B. different C. easy D. boring ( )41. A. All B. Both C. None D. Each ( )42. A. feet B. hands C. arms D. eyes ( )43. A. quickly B. happily C. slowly D. sadly ( )44. A. hear B. stop C. draw D. feed ( )45. A. often B. never C. always D. ever 四、阅读(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 (共15 小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Kids’ Life Skills Club Learn and grow through housework Want to take care of yourself and make your home a better place?Join the. Kids' Life Skills Club! Who can join Kids aged 6-12 When 2:00 PM--4:00PM Every Saturday in September Where School Activity Room 3 Price $80 each kid(10% off before 31 August) We will teach ... Week 1: Fold(折叠) clothes and make the bed Week 2: Wash clothes Week 3: Sweep and mop(拖地) the floor Week 4: cook meals We will prepare everything for you. Just bring your smile! ( )46. Which skill will kids learn in Week 3? A. Washing clothes. B. Tidying the bedroom. C. Cleaning the floor. D. Making sandwiches. ( )47. If John plans to join the club, how much does he have to pay on 30 August? A.$70. B.$72. C.$80. D.$88. ( )48. Where can we find the reading? A. In a storybook. B. In a travel guide. C On a supermarket poster. D. On a school noticeboard. B When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble. One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins,Brad and Bret, and three-year-old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now nave nothing. We' ll share what we have with them.” I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later, she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said,“Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ ll make another little girl happy, too.” I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't want any more, but hard to give what we cherish, isn't it? ( )49. The writer has children. A. one B. two C. three D. four ( )50. The underlined word“donate” probably means“ ” A. give away B. throw away C. show off D. put away ( )51. Which of the following is TRUE? A. An earthquake happened in the writer's hometown. B. The writer let Meghan give her much-loved doll. C. The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble. D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give others what we love a lot. ( )52. What's the best title for this passage? A. A Family Story B. The Spirit of Giving C. The Way of Helping Others D.'A Sad Experience C In some parts of China, people eat qingtuan when spring comes. Qingtuan is a green rice dumpling made with mugwort(艾草). Online sales platforms got record-high daily sales of13,000 qingtuan on the first day when it came out in early March. fhe seasonal snack, w mich stands for the cultural symbol of many areas in China, is becoming a popular snack in the country. If the charm of zongzi lies in bamboo leaves and packaging, the charm of qingtuan lies in its green appearance and rich fillings. Similar to mooncakes, the taste of gingtuan has broken traditional limits and is becoming a creative snack. Besides traditional sesame fillings, there is also strawberry, sweet potato, rose,rice noodles and beef. The new tastes are created to meet the needs of young customers with different tastes. there are different ways for people to sell qingtuan. Apart from restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores, qingtuan makers are also exploring online methods to reach more young customers. As the geographical characteristics of qingtuan are very strong, many customers outside theYangtze River Delta area are not familiar with it. Some of the customers there buy the snack out of curiosity. The supply chain also faces challenges. Fresh gingtuan is the most welcome in the market, but it is sometimes-unavoidable to sell them as quick-frozen products, which will naturally be refused by a certain group of customers. Therefore, to achieve higher sales, qingtuan sellers should improve their supply chains. In a word, qingtuan is becoming a common snack and has achieved innovation in terms of tastes and different kinds of markets. ( )53. How does the writer describe qingtuan being very popular among people? A. By listing numbers. B. By telling stories. C. By comparing facts. D. By asking questions. ( )54. Why does qingtuan have so many new tastes now? A. To draw more customers' attention. B. To keep up with the changing times. C. To meet the needs of young customers. D. To stand out in a competitive market. (55. Where do young customers mainly buy qingtuan? A. From local restaurants. B. From supermarkets near home. C. From convenience stores. D. From online shopping websites. ( )56. What is the structure of the passage? It was December and the snow was falling quietly outside. The four March sisters were sitting around the fire in the parlor. “Christmas isn't Christmas without any presents.” Jo said sadly. “I hate being poor!” Meg said, looking at her old dress. “Some girls have lots of nice things, and other girls have nothing at all,” said Amy. “I don't think it's fair.” “But we' ve got Father and Mother, and each other,” said Beth. The four sisters looked happy for a moment when they remembered this. Then Jo said, “But we haven't got Father.” Their smiles suddenly disappeared. Mr. March was far away with the soldiers. “Mother says our men are suffering and we mustn't spend money for pleasure, " Meg said,“That's why we can't have presents this year.” “Well, each of us has a dollar to spend.” said Jo, “What can the army do with four dollars?Nothing!I don't expect anything from Mother but I'd like to buy a book for myself.” Jo loved reading and she had a passion for books. “I want to spend mine on some new music,” said Beth. She played the piano and she loved singing. “I'm going to buy a box of drawing pencils. I really need them,” said Amy. She wanted to be an artist. “Mother didn't say anything about spending our own money,” cried Jo, “We work hard for it so let's buy what we want and have a little fun.” It was true. The two older sister had jobs. Meg worked as a teacher for the King family and Jo looked after Aunt March, their father's rich, bad-tempered old aunt. Beth and Amy helped with the housework. Just then the clock struck six, Beth got up and put. her mother's slippers near the fire to warm. “Those slippers are very old,” said Jo, “Mother needs some new ones.” “I can buy a pair for her with my dollar,” said Beth. “No, I'm the oldest,” Meg said, “I want to buy the slippers for her.” “No, it's my job,” said Jo, “Father told me to take care of Mother while he was away.” “I have an idea,” said Beth, “Let's not spend our money on ourselves. Let's get some presents for Mother.” Her sisters thought that this was a very good idea. ( )57. How much money do they have for presents? A. One dollar B. Four dollars C. Twelve dollars D. Sixteen dollars ( )58. Why did the four girls lose their smiles? A. Their father was dead. B. Their father wasn't at home. C. They didn't have Christmas presents D. They didn't see their mother. ( )59. What does“she had a passion for books” mean? A. She had lots of books. B She hated books very much. C. She loved books very much. D. She lost her books. ( )60. What would probably happen next? A. Each of them would get a gift. B. They would prepare some presents for their mother. C. They wound prepare some presents for their father. D. They would spend money on themselves. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 My name is Mike. I'm from England. Now I'm studying in Germany. I get to school at 7:30every morning. I find many of my schoolmates come to school, by bike. 61 This is an interesting thing for me. In England people usually drive, take a bus or walk somewhere, for example, to school. In Germany, I often see people, even people over eighty years old, going somewhere by bike. It makes me think: 62 . My father gives the answer. We are living in Northern Germany. 63 . So it is easy for people here to go somewhere quickly by bike. And it's cheaper than going by car or by bus. Also, it's good for the environment. 64 . We can take a lot of exercise every day. 65 . I know a bike can take me somewhere quickly and help me keep healthy.When I go back to England,I will ride more and ask my friends to ride with me. I think they will like riding bikes too. A. I like riding bikes now. B. So I want to ride bikes with them. C It is very flat(平坦的) here. D. But in England, my schoolmates don't do that often. E. Finally, riding bikes can be good for our health. F. Are English people too lazy or is this something important for Germany? C. Why English people like driving? 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 五、词汇运用(共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分) 根据句意及所给中文、首字母与英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。 66. The article gives students a few 、建议) about how to stay safe online. 67. A lie gets halfway around the world before the 真相) has a chance to get its pants on. 68. When we put aside our (差异) and work as a team, there's nothing we can't do. 69. I was getting very uncomfortable with being the center of (关注) like that. 70. My parents always e me to make my dreams come true. 71. I like the pictures in my English (a book about a subject). 72. There are many interesting p for students to choose from at our school. 73. The more you listen to others, the deeper you' ll (to know the meaning of sth that someone says) them. 六、短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In September 2024,a basketball court in Guizhou has seen the friendship between 74(China) and American-youth. 75 group of 80 American students and teachers visited China.Their 76 (one) stop was Guizhou. They played two 77 (friend) basketball games with villagers in Taipan Village, Tàijiang County. The“competition” is different from the usual ones. There were no strict rules and no one78 (seem) to care about the result of the“competition”, with their focus on fun and friendship.“I'm here 79 (make) friends, not to win or lose,” said Trey Collier from Lincoln High School: Instead of talking about how to pray before the game, he was 80 (excite) to plan a celebration with his Chinese teammates. Jadin Hook, an American student, enjoyed these games81 rules. He said, “I didn't t expect to find so many basketball lovers in this small village, and I really want to learn more about China,” For them, the 82 (good) part of the games was making friends, not the score. After competition, all players sang and danced together and felt very 83 (cheer). Even though they just met for the first time, they felt like old friends. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 七、阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。(84/85每题2分，86题3分，满分7分) If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or at weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14,you can't earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things. Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13,makes money by knitting (针织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors , and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines! Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it, however, when you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you-earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you-ask for. 84. When can kids have full-time jobs in the US? _________________________________________________ 85. What skills can kids learn while earning money? _________________________________________________ 86. What kind of part-time job would you like to have to make money? _________________________________________________ 八、书面表达 (满分15分) 学校英语俱乐部正在举办征文大赛，请以 My best friend为题写一篇英文短文来介绍你最好的朋友，期待你的分享。 Who is your best friend? What is your best friend like?(looks, qualities...) What is her/ his school life like? (lessons, activities...) How do you keep your friendship? 。 要求：1.表达中必须包含所给要点，省略号部分适当发挥增加细节，使短文流畅。 2.表达中请勿提及真实的姓名和校名等。 3.条理淸晰，字迹工整。词数大约 90词。 My Best Friend I would like to tell you something about my best friend. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案： 单选：DDCAB CBCCB 完形：CDBBA CDDAA BDCBD 阅读：A篇CBD B篇CADB C篇ACDA D篇BBCB 七选五：DFCEA 词汇运用 suggestions truth differences attention encourage textbook programmes understand 短文填空 Chinese A first friendly seemed to make excited without best cheerful 回答问题 84.16 years old 85.getting along with others, using technology and using their time. 86.言之有理即可 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $